This website will not be maintained after 1st April 2025:
- To access local support for you and your family, including education, finance, volunteering and community support, visit the Virtual Family Hub | Worcestershire County Council. For information, advice and services to support families in pregnancy and through the early years, visit the Best Start Worcestershire website.
- For information on NHS services, including Public Health nursing, health visiting, school health nursing, breastfeeding and Smoke-Free Homes, visit the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust website: Worcestershire Public Health Nursing Service | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.
- Information about your local Family Hubs.
Birth & Beyond Worcestershire
Sessions for Parents To Be. We recommend you start Birth and Beyond Worcestershire between 28 and 32 weeks of pregnancy. Sessions run over four consecutive weeks and last two hours with a further session after your baby is born.
These FREE sessions are facilitated by Parenting Support Workers and provide information on:
- Getting to know your unborn baby
- Changes for you/partner
- Giving birth and meeting baby
- Your health and wellbeing (Parents)
- Feeding, bathing and practical care of your new baby
- Who is there for you – people and services
You are entitled to paid time off work to attend this group.
If you would like to know more about any of our groups or courses or wish to register your interest please complete the online referral form.
Getting to know your unborn baby
Giving birth and meeting your baby
Worcestershire Royal Hospital - Virtual Maternity Tour
How will I know I’m in labour?
What pain relief will be available:
How can I use breathing exercises during labour?
Note: These next two videos show a women delivery a baby and may be distressing for parents
Stages of Labour
What's involved in a caesarean section?
Life as parents
What can I do to help my pregnant partner?
How can I support my baby's early development?
How will breastfeeding help me bond with my baby?
Taking care of your baby
How can I help my baby learn and develop
Is my baby feeding and growing well?
How do I bath my baby?
Does it matter if we argue in front of our baby?
Healthy Eating
Healthy Teeth